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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada. The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to...

Here are some interesting articles relating to the Administrations concern about attacks prior to 9-11.U.S. Forces in Gulf On Highest AlertThreat scrambles U.S. troops, ships in MideastRumsfeld: 'U.S. vulnerable to emerging threats'Bin Laden readying to hit US, Israeli interestsTerror, Iran and the U.S. U.S. Forces in Gulf On Highest Alert Threats Also Prompt Travel Warning By Vernon Loeb Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 23, 2001; Page A22 http://washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35929-2001Jun22?language=printer The Pentagon has put all U.S. military forces in the Persian Gulf on the highest state of alert and ordered ships from the 5th Fleet in Bahrain out to sea because...